Ben Bernanke To Join Brookings Institute, Think Tank Announces

Bernanke's Next Move Announced
Ben S. Bernanke, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks during a discussion at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014. Bernanke defended quantitative easing, saying it has helped the economy while posing little risk of inflation. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Ben S. Bernanke, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks during a discussion at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014. Bernanke defended quantitative easing, saying it has helped the economy while posing little risk of inflation. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will join the Brookings Institution, a Washington-based policy think tank, beginning on Monday, Brookings said.

Bernanke, who stepped down as head of the U.S. central bank on Friday after an eight-year tenure marked by financial crisis and policy experimentation in the face of the Great Recession, will join as a distinguished fellow in residence at Brookings' economic studies program.

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